Lycaon
Britishnoun
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The Greek myth of Lycaon — a sacrilegious king transformed into a wolf as punishment for attempting to trick the god Zeus — informed the play.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022
And so, in October of last year, the sisters set forth on the longest and most harrowing odyssey ever recorded for Lycaon pictus, a carnivore already known as a wide-ranging wanderer.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022
In punishment, the legend goes, Lycaon was either slain or turned into a wolf.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2016
Lycaon broke free of his bone cage with a triumphant howl.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
She was the daughter of Lycaon, a king of Arcadia who had been changed into a wolf because of his wickedness.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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